2016 - 2018
Portland, Oregon
Affect was a 2-day conference with a dash of volunteering that examined the work, culture, and design of social change.
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Meet your speakers
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Keynote The Future Is Accessible
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Keynote I Am Not a Crack Baby: Reproductive Justice and the Politics of Resistance
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The Personal is Political #BeingBlackandMuslim
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By and for Us: How Marginalized Communities Are Redesigning Sex Ed Online
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Consensual Software: Prioritizing User Trust and Safety
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Queering Mental Health: An Analysis on the Criminalization of Black People and Mental Health
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Activism Is Not Accessible: How To Include Disabled and Chronically Ill Folks in Your Movement
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Write Wrongs: Changing Minds With Great Stories
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Patterns of Digital Gentrification
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Is Wakanda Accessible? And Other Questions from the Intersection of Black Womanhood and Disability.
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Grassroots Organizing Strategies for Healing Our Black Trans, Nonbinary & Queer Bodies
Affect is a grassroots event featuring stories from multiply marginalized activists, creators, and technologists working towards systemic change. To pair words with action, we also partner with local nonprofits to create projects that attendees can dive into.
Included onsite
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childcare
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a break / renewal room
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live captioning
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all-gender restrooms
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3.5 ft physical access paths
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ASL interpreters
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reservable front-row seating
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a ”no laptop“ rule during talks*
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What people are saying
[I] went to Affect Conf and it was such a space of care, thoughtfulness, and vulnerability that I am left both energized by the amplification of the stories shared and feeling heavy with their weight.
The world’s problems can often feel overwhelming and insurmountable, but Affect highlights the meaningful ways to pitch in and make an impact in your own way.